Are any of the ten commandments relavent?
2006-07-15 16:34:42 · 14 answers · asked by Plan 9 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ditto to Dave and Johnson Writer.
Also, might I suggest that the law of Moses (the sacrifices and offerings and such) died with Christ. But there are still many, many important truths found in the OT. Isaiah in particular. All prophets point to Christ, the Jehovah of the OT. Now instead of the OT sacrifices and offerings,etc. Christ requires a broken heart and a contrite spirit. The OT is loaded with things we need to remember, and harken to. While it is also very important to know the NT, I think many Christians would do well to study and internalize the truths found in the OT, especially if you know the history and why things were done and what it meant to do the things they did then, their traditions and the way life and culture was back then.
2006-07-15 17:10:25 · answer #1 · answered by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. The OT serves as a way to validate the message of the New Testament. The prophecies were fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ. The OT also has the Law, which shows us why we need Jesus. The Law shows us just how impossible it is to lead a perfect life. The ten commandments and the rest of the Law are things that we should try to live by, but know that we have grace for when we do screw up
2006-07-15 23:55:58 · answer #2 · answered by washedclean21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the ten commandments will always be relavent. Jesus did not get rid of them; He upheld them and deepened our understanding of them.
The Old Testament is not mute. It is the Word of God, just like the New Testament. The entire bible is the word of God. No part of it is ever irrelvant.
2006-07-15 23:55:25 · answer #3 · answered by Danny H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work." (II Tim 3:16)
In his letter to St. Timothy, St. Paul is not referring to the New Testament. This should be obvious since, after all, books such as Acts and Revelation had not yet been written. Even what had been written was still beginning the process of circulation in various churches, starting with those in the basin of the Aegean Sea. However, as Evangelicals, we generally want this passage to include the New Testament since it is one of the few verses that seem to directly support our teaching on the inspiration of the Bible.
So yes the ten comandments are relavent still today.
2006-07-15 23:43:02 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the old testament and the ten commandments are just as important today as they were before Christ died on the cross.
2006-07-15 23:42:34 · answer #5 · answered by Marty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the old testamen is full a stories that have been passed down and eventually written down. The 10 commandments are pretty much a guideline of being a good person. Everything in the new testament is from the days of christ and are of his teachings.
2006-07-15 23:39:15 · answer #6 · answered by stevepuff19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, I am guessing that you mean "moot" instead of "mute." Two very different words, with two very different meanings.
Having said that, there are people that declare that the Old Testament (OT) is unimportant, that the New Testament (NT) is what matters.
However, I find it interesting that the apostle Paul does not have that attitude/opinion. In fact, to Timothy, he writes,
(2 Timothy 3:15 KJV) And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
(2 Timothy 3:16 KJV) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
(2 Timothy 3:17 KJV) That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
What scriptures is he talking about? What was scripture to him? The OT!
Here is a NT writer, writing in NT times, stating that the OT, which was scripture to him, is not only good for educational purposes, but is actually inspired! Or as the NIV puts it, God Breathed.
So Paul, one of the foremost NT writers declares that the OT is extremely important, and, in fact, inspired.
Who am I to argue with Paul?
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2006-07-15 23:45:17 · answer #7 · answered by JohnsonWriter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is used for educational purposes. Yes, the ten commandments are relavent.
2006-07-15 23:38:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word is "moot" and the answer is the ten commandments are God's law for perfection and that will never change.
No one could keep them.
Jesus came to earth, kept them, became our perfect sacrifice so we could have a relationship with God. When we place our faith in God we realize that we know we can trust Him and we wish He would just give us a set of rules to try to abide by to prove we trust Him.
Oh yeah, the ten commandments.
2006-07-15 23:41:37 · answer #9 · answered by nancy jo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where this idea started that the Old Testament is no longer relevant.
It is God's Word therefore it is still applicable today.
It is the foundation of the New Testament.
2006-07-16 09:58:27 · answer #10 · answered by drg5609 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋